The I-35W bridge over the Mississippi in Minneapolis collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007, plunging dozens of cars and their occupants into the river. The calamity disrupted transportation, aimed a spotlight on public infrastructure, and evoked an outpouring of public response.

Attorneys representing 134 people affected by the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in 2007 are asking a Hennepin County judge to require an engineering contractor to pay punitive damages for allegedly knowing the bridge could fail.
(07/15/2010)

An engineering company that consulted on the
Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis said Thursday it should not
have to pay punitive damages because it didn't know about the
design flaw that caused the bridge to collapse in 2007, killing 13
people and injuring 145.
(07/08/2010)

An engineering firm blamed for not
spotting the fatal flaw in the doomed Interstate 35W bridge in
Minneapolis argues the state was at fault and shouldn't be able to
recover damages from the company.
(08/14/2009)

Two firms that worked on the 35W bridge argued in court today they shouldn't have to reimburse the state of Minnesota for $37 million it paid to
victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse.
(08/10/2009)